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28 December 2005-17 January 2006
The Ninth UGC-Sponsored NIAS Orientation Course on An Integrated Approach to Knowledge and Information for University and College Teachers.
Theme: Education, Research and Universities. Details
Contact Dr B K Anitha anibk@nias.iisc.ernet.in
13 December 2005
India-Taiwan Dialogue
Contact Arvind Kumar arvind@nias.iisc.ernet.in
Programme
26-27 October 2005
National Conference on "India's Competitiveness and Preparedness in Science and Technology for the Coming Decades - Issues, Challenges and Strategies. Organised by NIAS and JNCASR.This conference is supported by Department of Science and Technology. Contact Coordinator Dr B K Anitha anibk@nias.iisc.ernet.in
Program
29 September-5 October 2005
Sixth Annual ISRO Course-Indian Space Enterprise: Achieving Social Impact
Contact Dr Dilip Ahuja dahuja@nias.iisc.ernet.in
Program
12-13 August 2005
International Conference on New Global Workforces and Virtual Workplaces: Connections,
Culture, and Control Contact Dr Carol Upadhya cupadhya@vsnl.com
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29 June 2005
Visit and Discussion Meeting
Dr. Vincent Chen, Associate Professor, Institute of International Relations, National Political University, Taipei, Taiwan will be visiting NIAS. A discussion meeting has been organised at 2 pmon 29 June 2005. Prof Chen is making a presentation on
India-China-USA triangular relationship. The discussion meeting is expected to be concluded by 4 pm. Contact Arvind Kumar
16 June 2005
Six months after Tsunami
A one discussion meeting. Programme
5-7 May 2005
Discussion Meeting
History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture - Nature and Culture Details
12 February 2005
Delegation of members of Asian Dialogue Society (ADS)
A delegation comprising of 12 members from Asian Dialogue Society (ADS) will be visiting NIAS on 12 February 2005. ADS is an intellectual group of South-East Asian nations. The members of ADS comprise former foreign ministers and former national security advisors of South- East Asian Nations. The delegation arriving here at NIAS will be mostly from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Phillipines. We at NIAS are organising a half day dialogue with ADS on 12 February 2005 at 9 am. The discussion will be concluded by 1.30 pm followed by lunch. The two broad themes for discussion are "Stability in Asian Security" and "India- SEAN
Cooperation: Challenges and Prospects". Contact Mr Arvind Kumar arvind@nias.iisc.ernet.in
10 February 10 - 2 March 2005
The Eighth UGC-Sponsored NIAS Orientation Course on An Integrated Approach to Knowledge and Information for University and College Teachers. Please contact Anindya Sinha asinha@nias.iisc.ernet.in for more information
January 23-29, 2005
XIX NIAS Course For Senior Executives
Theme: Excellence in Leadership
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15-27 November 2004
The First Programme for Senior Science-Administrators on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Science and Technology
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26 November 2004
Release of the book on India's Legendary Wootz Steel at 11.30 am More Details
14-25 June 2004
The History and Philosophy of Science Unit organised the third Summer Course on Understanding Science: An introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science for college students from June 14-25, 2004. The course was sponsored by the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. Degree students in arts, commerce and science streams are eligible to apply. For more details Contact Mr A Deva Raju adr@nias.iisc.ernet.in
19-24 April 2004
Third Winter School on System Operational Effectiveness: Systems Engineering & Profitability.
3-5 March 2004
Seminar-Cum-Study on Emerging security environment, escalation dynamics and risk management in Southern Asia
23-25 February 2004
Workshop on Foundations of Sciences
19 - 30 January 2004
Senior Executives Course.
Theme: Leveraging India's Advantages. Contact sarukkai@nias.iisc.ernet.in
15-16 January, 2004
The Fifth Bilateral Dialogue between the Committee on International Security and Arms Control of the US National Academy and Indian team represented by the NIAS, Bangalore.
14-16 January, 2004
The International and Strategic Studies Unit conducted a workshop on "ICT for sustainable Development" at NIAS.
12-14 January, 2004
The International and Strategic Unit organised an Indo-US Workshop on "Science and Technology to Counter Terrorism" in Goa
27 October - 15 November 2003
Course for University and College Teachers. Contact asinha@nias.iisc.ernet.in
4 October 2003 onwards for three months
Contact: Dr Sundar Sarukkai sarukkai@nias.iisc.ernet.in
Introduction: An introductory course in philosophy for anybody who is interested in philosophy. The audience is a mix of students, lawyers, artists, techies, young and old.
About the course: This will be an introductory course dealing with some major themes in philosophy. Most of the material will be concerned with contemporary philosophy and dominantly Western philosophy. One session will be on Indian philosophy. There will be no sessions on philosophy of religion, spirituality etc. Major emphasis will be on analytical and critical philosophy and I include discussions of phenomenology, existentialism and aesthetics among these. We will also discuss one or two philosophers
in detail but otherwise the focus will be on conceptual ideas in philosophy.
Workload: I expect that the people who take this course will be willing to participate actively in it in various ways including doing writing assignments on selected textual material.
Duration: Totally, there will be 10 - 12 sessions stretching over three months, meeting every saturday, as far as possible.
Timings: Every Saturday starting from October 4 at 2.30 p.m.
Fees: Rs 500.
15-25 January 2003
XVII NIAS Course for Senior Executives (An Integrated Approach to Knowledge and Information)
Theme: Corporate and Public Governance
8-11, January 2003
An international symposium on Science and Beyond: Cosmology, Technology and Indian Traditions will be held at NIAS under the program of “Science and Spiritual Quest” of the Templeton Foundation, USA. This symposium will bring together scientists, philosophers, psychologists and spiritual leaders from India and the rest of the world to dialogue on what essentially constitutes the pursuit of knowledge. This will facilitate defining the frontiers and what falls in the ‘beyond’ of scientific knowledge. Discussions on questions of philosophical and spiritual issues according to the convictions and experiences of scientists as well as discussions on scientific and empirical questions according to philosophers and spiritual leaders are expected to generate a forum to bridge knowledge communities and unite them for global concerns both at personal and institutional levels. It is particularly expected that the conference will bring forth a dialogue, in a global context, on Indian traditions of science, art, music, medicine, philosophy, psychology and spirituality. The program of the conference will include invited lectures, panels and discussions. For more details, contact Sangeetha Menon (prajnana@yahoo.com)
6 January 2003
State Level One-Day Consultation on "Implementing and Monitoring the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the distinguished members of the State Legislature" organised by Gender Studies Unit of NIAS The Constitution of India is based on the principles of equality and guarantees equality before law and equal protection to all its citizens. It not only guarantees Fundamental Rights and freedoms, but also prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex, and place of birth. The Indian Constitution also provides for affirmative action and positive discrimination by empowering the State to make special provisions for women. In spite of the positive strides made by the country spanning several decades, translating de jure to de facto gender equality has remained as one of India's major challenges. It is a fact that women continue to be denied their social, economic, civil and political rights in many spheres.
India has ratified various international conventions and human rights instruments of the United Nations, thus committing itself to fulfill the obligation of eliminating all forms of discrimination against women and promote equal rights for them. Key among them is the ratification of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), in 1993. Ratifying the CEDAW implies that the State recognises the discrimination and inequality meted out to women, the need for state action and to be held accountable at the national and international levels. It is therefore obligatory for the State to prevent and prohibit discrimination, identify and redress, impose sanctions against discriminating acts, implement proactive measures and accelerate de facto equality.
The CEDAW framework is based on the rights approach. The principles of equality, non-discrimination and state obligation provide the framework for analysing the information and formulating policies, legislative reforms, programmes and strategies for the development of women
Purpose of the Consultation
It is the obligation of the country to fulfill the implementation of CEDAW and report to the UN Committee once every four years of the progress made in effecting substantive equality. Therefore, it is also the responsibility of every state to implement CEDAW. The aim of this consultation is to familarise the esteemed members of the State Legislature to CEDAW and its application for facilitating and monitoring State action with particular focus on the articles related to political participation.
25-26 November 2002
National Workshop on Women and Water Network was jointly organised by Gender Studies Unit, NIAS, Bangalore; Women in Water Network, South India and UNIFEM, New Delhi. Invitation for Papers
2-4 September 2002
The International and Strategic Studies Unit organised the NIAS-USIP International Conference on the theme of Prospects of Stability in a Nucler Sub-Continent
24-28 June 2002
Third NIAS Course for IAS Officers was conducted during 24-28 June 2002. Thme: Disaster Management
17-28 June 2002
The Science and Society Unit is organising a discussion meeting for college students and teachers on “Understanding Science” (2 week summer course). This meeting is the course of a series of such courses involving lectures in history, philosophy, sociology and psychology of science in order to understand the many facets of science and technology. The first meeting was held on February 1, 2002, at NIAS. For further details, please contact M G Narasimhan (narasim@nias.iisc.ernet.in)
7-19 January 2001
XVI NIAS Course for Senior Executives on Managing India’s Diversity. Coordinated by Sundar Sarukkai (sarukkai@nias.iisc.ernet.in )
3-8 December 2001
The 3rd Training Programme on Indian Space Enterprise for the Indian Space Research Organisation. Coordinated by Dilip Ahuja (dahuja@nias.iisc.ernet.in).
6-10 August 2001
The International and Strategic Studies Unit will be conducting the Second NIAS Course for Senior Level Indian Administrative Officers. The theme of the course will be Disaster Management. A wide range of topics have been set for the programme, including natural disasters, man-made disasters, health management aspects, and modern technological applications in forecasting and monitoring natural disasters. Coordinated by S Rajagopal rajgopal@hotmail.com.
25 August 2001
A Seminar on Organisation and Infrastructure for Management of Disasters organised on by NIAS and the Alumni Association of Jadavpur University, Bangalore Chapter. Coordinated by Maj Gen M.K.Paul (Retd.) mgp@nias.iisc.ernet.in
24-27 June 2001
International Seminar on Science and Metaphysics: A discussion on Consciousness and Genetics
Contact: Prof.B.V.Sreekantan bvs@nias.iisc.ernet.in
Dr Sangeetha Menon smenon@nias.iisc.ernet.in
10 May 2001
The library at NIAS has been the beneficiary of a generous grant by Mr. Kanwal Kishore Grover and was dedicated as the Principal S R Grover Library on 10th May 2001 in the memory of Mr Kanwal Kishore Grover’s father.
26-28 April 2001
The third round of the CISAC-NIAS Dialogue is expected to cover a wide range of topics relating to arms control and reduction regime, CTBT, US-India relations and technology transfers. The meeting was organised by the International and Strategic Studies Unit.
8-20 January 2001
XV NIAS Course on the New Economy for Senior Executives. Contact: Dr P.K.Shetty pks@nias.iisc.ernet.in
11-14 December 2000
International Conference on Knowledge East-West transitions is being organised by NIAS and Vidyartha, Columbo, Srilanka. Contact: Dr Anindya Sinha asinha@nias.iisc.ernet.in
6 - 11 November 2000
The ISRO Training Programme
Contact: Dr. Dilip Ahuja (dahuja@nias.iisc.ernet.in)
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